United States

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[edit] English

[edit] Noun

the United States

  1. (singular) Shortened form of the United States of America.
  2. (plural) The collection of individual states of the United States of America.
  3. (military) Includes the land area, internal waters, territorial sea, and airspace of the United States, including the following:
    • US territories, possessions, and commonwealths; and
    • Other areas over which the US Government has complete jurisdiction and control or has exclusive authority or defense responsibility

[edit] Translations

The United States

[edit] Derived terms

[edit] References

  • Joint Publication 1-02 U.S. Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms; 12 April 2001 (As Amended Through 14 April 2006)

[edit] External links

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